Apple Relaunches Download Area for Tiger [Archive]

MacRumors

Apr 29, 2005, 02:14 AM

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Apple also revised their Mac OS X Download area (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/) on their website in anticipation of the Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger launch later today.

The redesigned area now includes new sections for Dashboard Widgets (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/dashboard/), Automator Actions (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/), and Spotlight Plug-ins (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/spotlight/).

The new areas are already populated with a number of downloads.

Dr. Dastardly

Apr 29, 2005, 02:16 AM

6:00 cannot come soon enough!

Comeon you stupid clock, move! :eek:

sw1tcher

Apr 29, 2005, 02:17 AM

Yay! So excited for Tiger. Can't wait til tomorrow.

skythefly13

Apr 29, 2005, 02:17 AM

I'm just waiting here to see if my order status is ever going to change from "Processing Order", and I'm waiting until midnight to capture the Home Page when it changes probably. I have nothing else to do, so why not? Glad to see the Download page is up, again, I didn't get a good glimpse at it last time. Also, good luck to Apple with the success of Tiger, hopefully it creates alot more switchers out there!

See you guys in the forums!

Skyler

GodBless

Apr 29, 2005, 02:18 AM

I posted this report earlier here: [Redirected to this thread]

macbaseball

Apr 29, 2005, 02:23 AM

Very cool. It's going to be another late night, as I have to pick up Tiger, install it, and of course the most important, try it out.

Tcnorman

Apr 29, 2005, 02:29 AM

Apple just likes to tease us and make us think we are going to get Tiger early, then they make us think that we will get it late, now I think I am going to get it friday and I can't wait anymore. I am very jealous of all of you who have received Tiger already.

swissmann

Apr 29, 2005, 02:31 AM

These items are making Tiger more impressive. It seems like it will be a lot of work as more things are added to decide which to add and what is not needed. Also I wonder how much HD space Tiger with all the goodies takes up?

adam1185

Apr 29, 2005, 02:33 AM

I can't seem to find RSS feeds for these pages.

ZildjianKX

Apr 29, 2005, 02:34 AM

Ah my thread got locked, that sucks.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=122958

Anyways, I'll mention my point in this thread... no POP/IMAP mail checker widget, I'm surprised.

barneygumble

Apr 29, 2005, 02:41 AM

only 80 minutes left in australia shame i only have a winblowz

quackattack

Apr 29, 2005, 02:48 AM

Lollypop

Apr 29, 2005, 02:49 AM

hehe.. reading this thread makes me feel like its new years day!! hehe

0s and 1s

Apr 29, 2005, 03:17 AM

My two favorite Widgets so far are the WiFi hotspots and SMS. There are a lot of free hotspots around my house that I wasn't even aware of, and it's nice to send text messages from my computer without even using my phone. I've really enjoyed these widgets! I'm fortunate that Tiger came early and I've had a full day to play with the OS.

Dahl

Apr 29, 2005, 03:31 AM

This download area is very cool. The dashboard widgets make me much more excited. I am realizing dashboard may have WAY more potential than I originally gave it credit for.

Tomorrow is going to be a very exciting day!
Agree, I really dig the Transmit Widget:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/dashboard/transmitwidget.html

skythefly13

Apr 29, 2005, 03:33 AM

Anyone out there still show up as "Processing Order" that used the up-to-date program? I better get my Tiger tomorrow, I'm really hoping they're wrong about my Order Status....

samzerb

Apr 29, 2005, 03:36 AM

Tcnorman

Apr 29, 2005, 03:43 AM

I can't believe an EBAY WIDGET wasn't one of the first ones off the production line!? I wish I was capable of writing my own, or I would. is anyone up to the task? or know where i can score one? I'd love a way to be able to keep up on my auctions w/o having to slog through ebay's horrible UI.

Yeah come on smart people, get on top of things. We want EBAY WIDGET. Make it cool looking as well. Thanks I would like that

virividox

Apr 29, 2005, 03:46 AM

we need to start an area for apple widgets

sorryiwasdreami

Apr 29, 2005, 03:48 AM

These widgets seem much more valuable/usable than Konfabulator's did. There are some really unique and innovative ideas in there.

Platform

Apr 29, 2005, 04:00 AM

we need to start an area for apple widgets

Yup that would be great :rolleyes: :D

bathysphere

Apr 29, 2005, 04:30 AM

k28

Apr 29, 2005, 04:51 AM

happy aussie....hahah

nagromme

Apr 29, 2005, 05:08 AM

Whoever makes that NetFlix app would do well to add a Dashboard companion :)

skunk

Apr 29, 2005, 05:39 AM

Kelmon

Apr 29, 2005, 06:20 AM

Hi Guys,

Something that I just noticed is that Java 5.0 is available from Apple's download page for OS X 10.4. I've been waiting ages for this and now it's available. Yay!

Java SE 5.0 Release 1 (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/)

You can't view details of the download (hence the crappy general link) but you can download the .dmg file, which is the important thing... :D

gorkonapple

Apr 29, 2005, 06:32 AM

Amazing...to think I was not going to update my Mac until my tiger disc arrived! I noticed Quicktime 7 is now available via Software Update on 10.3.9. Getting it now!

iFaulder

Apr 29, 2005, 06:53 AM

I don't under stand. Why does the new QuickTime page, Download page, Mac OS Server page, etc... look so much better than the Mac OS X Page. It just looks so bad and unprofessional. I hope they change it tonight when they launch Tiger at the stores.

Got payed today! Ordering Tiger this week end! :D

PS: I don't know if it was posted somewhere else but QuickTime 7 for Mac OS 10.3.9 is available.

aswitcher

Apr 29, 2005, 07:13 AM

Tiger has been on for 2 hours or so fully fucntional...and I need more widgets already :)

misr12

Apr 29, 2005, 07:15 AM

Having loaded Tiger, I clicked on "More Widgets", and was directed to an Apple page which demanded a password. Not user-friendly.
I'd be wary of Tiger: it's broken my Safari, Preview doesn't show the right Thumbnails, Spotlight is VERY flaky. Be warned. You may be better off sticking with 10.3 until they've sorted Tiger out. :(

I'm waiting for stability checks from OSX.4 community before I install. Things are flaky enough with 10.3.9. It's hard to resist because I have always been an early adopter but I have to many important things going on in my Mac at this point. Everyone, keep pushing the Tiger envelope.

k28

Apr 29, 2005, 07:34 AM

I don't under stand. Why does the new QuickTime page, Download page, Mac OS Server page, etc... look so much better than the Mac OS X Page. It just looks so bad and unprofessional. I hope they change it tonight when they launch Tiger at the stores.

Take a look at .Mac page, what the crap.......stylish and simple apple.com has gone...quicktime page look quite good but still too much color and look wired for me.

oeholmen

Apr 29, 2005, 07:36 AM

This is going to be BIG. Just can't wait to see what widgets people come up with!

michaelb

Apr 29, 2005, 07:57 AM

Having loaded Tiger, I clicked on "More Widgets", and was directed to an Apple page which demanded a password. Not user-friendly.

I got that too. They're updating the site throughout the night I think. Reloading the page gets rid of it.

it's broken my Safari

Perfect for me.

Preview doesn't show the right Thumbnails

Finder > Get Info is your friend.

Spotlight is VERY flaky.

Very solid for me. But make sure you give it time to index before throwing searches at it. You can tell when its indexing by running 'top' in the Terminal. If the lines:

mdimport
mds

show CPU activity, Spotlight is still indexing. You'll get disappointing results until it's finished. Usually 10 mins after throwing a lot of files on the disc is long enough.

Be warned. You may be better off sticking with 10.3 until they've sorted Tiger out. :(

Probably good advice, and Walt Mossberg said the same, but you just try telling that to the stampeding crowd!

keytotime

Apr 29, 2005, 08:58 AM

The first typo

Picker 1.1
Find and choose the right websave color.

It should be websafe color.

~Shard~

Apr 29, 2005, 09:03 AM

Excellent, this will give me some good stuff to browse through this afternoon as another work week draws to a close!

rdrr

Apr 29, 2005, 09:10 AM

Hehe I wish I had this to watch my copy of tiger come to my house... :D

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/dashboard/packagetracker.html

Oh well maybe next revision. How long until saber comes out? :rolleyes:

bellis1

Apr 29, 2005, 09:41 AM

Widgets, spotlight, and automator actions are a nice addition. I can't wait to see what comes out. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can get apple-tab to switch applications to work with a multi-button mouse.

iindigo

Apr 29, 2005, 10:06 AM

Having loaded Tiger, I clicked on "More Widgets", and was directed to an Apple page which demanded a password. Not user-friendly.
I'd be wary of Tiger: it's broken my Safari, Preview doesn't show the right Thumbnails, Spotlight is VERY flaky. Be warned. You may be better off sticking with 10.3 until they've sorted Tiger out. :(

I suspect you are part of a minority here - I erased and clean installed Tiger, everything works perfectly.

As for the Widgets, I think Apple has started a large market here - much, much larger than the market Arlo Rose created with Konfabulator.

brando24

Apr 29, 2005, 12:42 PM

Whoever makes that NetFlix app would do well to add a Dashboard companion :)

what is this netflix app you speak of? can anyone help out w/a link please? :D

oh yea, i got tiger on the 28th, installed it, and i gotta say, these widget things are gonna great! I thought they were a cute add-on, but they are already becoming addictive! MORE WIDGETS!

usarioclave

Apr 29, 2005, 01:38 PM

I suspect you are part of a minority here - I erased and clean installed Tiger, everything works perfectly.

As for the Widgets, I think Apple has started a large market here - much, much larger than the market Arlo Rose created with Konfabulator.

I clean-installed on an external drive first, then bit the bullet and did two straight upgrades of 10.3.9 machines.

Both are working perfectly, no application issues (except for little snitch, which turned itself off). Been running for a few days now (thanks MacMall!).

The package tracking widget is really cool.

BTW, a tip from a developer: cmd-r reloads/resets a widget. The visuals on that are really cool.

cgc

Apr 29, 2005, 01:47 PM

I received my copy of Tiger yesterday and today I get an email from Apple saying there may be a delay in my shipment. Their store still says "preparing shipment." Hope they send me an extra copy :)

wdlove

Apr 29, 2005, 04:34 PM

A very nice looking web page. It should prove very useful.

ZildjianKX

Apr 29, 2005, 05:43 PM

Having loaded Tiger, I clicked on "More Widgets", and was directed to an Apple page which demanded a password. Not user-friendly.
I'd be wary of Tiger: it's broken my Safari, Preview doesn't show the right Thumbnails, Spotlight is VERY flaky. Be warned. You may be better off sticking with 10.3 until they've sorted Tiger out. :(

The website keeps asking me for a password when I load it every once in awhile, both from my clean install and my upgrade. I think the website is just messed up. Try reloading it a few times and it should work.

riversky

Apr 29, 2005, 08:03 PM

i'm surprised some of these things cost money. i guess it's up to the discression of the developer, and some of the spotlight plugins and whatnot i think are more like references to updated applications which include those plugins and widgets, but some of the things (photoshop automator actions) are just kind of rediculously priced it seems. i just assumed most of this stuff would be free.

I guess you didn't realize that Apple now charges for Firewire cables and nickles and dimes you at every turn....Well I am all for charges by developers it will make them money and bring more innovation to the platform if they see a return on the many hours they put into their work....

I love the SMS widget....The per user charge is fair and what a time saver....Also the photoshop automators are awesome...

For the people looking at an Ebay widget I know a team who is making a $10 program that will blow people away...June release he says.

jhomayne

Apr 29, 2005, 08:56 PM

just a quick Q.

when i download new widgets where do i put the files?

i know that just double-clicking them makes them open but they don't get added to the dashboard bar.

any help?

ribbot

Apr 29, 2005, 10:08 PM

when i drop my widgets onto the main screen, it dont make that water ripple effect like it shows in the preview on apples page, is there a setting to add this or am i missing something?

EDIT: nevermind, i guess i need a better video card to do it, my macmini is not the powerhouse i thought it was :rolleyes:

aswitcher

Apr 29, 2005, 11:12 PM

just a quick Q.

when i download new widgets where do i put the files?

i know that just double-clicking them makes them open but they don't get added to the dashboard bar.

any help?

Theres a widgets folder in your library. Many widgets load there automatically when downloading. Thank Spotlight for finding this quickly ;)

j-a-x

Apr 30, 2005, 11:07 AM

When I click "more widgets" in Dashboard, it takes me to this page http://www.apple.com/macosx/dashboard/ and asks me for a password. I wonder why Apple didn't make that URL their official dashboard download page. I bet that has really confused some new users...

j-a-x

Apr 30, 2005, 11:09 AM

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/dashboard/ works (the URL posted at macrumors), but http://www.apple.com/macosx/dashboard/ does not (the URL that dashboard sends you to). I'm surprised it has not been fixed by now, since last night was the big tiger release party...

Toe

Apr 30, 2005, 11:18 AM

I know it's early, but... where are the third party widget sites?

So far, I see these:

http://www.widgettracker.com/

http://www.thedashboarder.com/

http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/cat/widgets

Others?

:)